05/08/2001 Ordinances 8670
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ORDINANCE NO. 8670
An ordinance to amend Chapter 22 of the Grand Island City Code; to amend
Section 22-51 pertaining to speed limits; to repeal Section 22-51 as now existing, and any
ordinance or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; and to provide for publication and the
effective date ofthis ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA:
SECTION 1. Section 22-51 of the Grand Island City Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
~22-51. Speed Limitations
(1) General Rule. It shall be unlawful for a driver to operate any vehicle on, over, or upon any street or
streets in the City at a rate of speed greater than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the traffic, surface,
width, and condition of the road, and the hazards at intersections; nor at a rate of speed as to endanger life or limb of
a person.
(2) Basic Limit. Except as may be otherwise provided in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, it
shall be unlawful for any person to operate a vehicle on, over, or upon any street within the City at a rate of speed
greater than twenty-five (25) miles per hour, or on, over, or upon any alley at a rate of speed greater than fifteen (15)
miles per hour.
(3) Modification of Limits. The city council may, by resolution, establish speed limits at a rate of speed
greater or less than twenty-five (25) miles per hour for any street or portion of a street within the City. The city
engineer shall cause the installation of speed limit signs along the street or portion of a street, indicating the speed so
established, and upon such installation, the speed limit for such street or portion of a street shall be as indicated by
the speed limit signs installed.
(4) Construction Zones. The maximum speed limit through any maintenance, repair or construction zone on
any street or streets within the city shall be twenty-five miles per hour. Such speed limits shall take effect only after
appropriate signs giving notice of the speed limit are erected or displayed in a conspicuous place in advance of the
area where the maintenance, repair or construction activity is or will be taking place and a written order establishing
the work area speed zone is approved by the Public Works Director. The Public Works Director may increase or
decrease the speed limit through any street maintenance, repair or construction zone in increments of five miles per
hour as needed for the safety of the public and the construction workers for the duration of the construction project.
SECTION 2. Section 22-51 as now existing, and any ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith be, and hereby are, repealed.
Approved as 10 Form T "-...J't:5
May 10. 2001 . ~17Altorney
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ORDINANCE NO. 8670 (Cont.)
SECTION 3. That this ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after
its passage and publication, within fifteen days in one issue of the Grand Island Independent as
provided by law.
Enacted: May 8, 2001.
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Ken G dt, Mayor
Attest:
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RaNae Edwards, City Clerk
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May 10, 2001 City Attorney